Is the Indian market ready for InvITs ?

Venue:


Mumbai
Thursday, Nov 24, 2016
12.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Cullinan
Trident,BKC
Registration and lunch start at 12.30 pm

We are pleased to invite you to a seminar on Infrastructure Investment Trusts - " Is the Indian market ready for InvITs ?" led by our sector experts and other industry participants. The speakers will discuss the progress made with respect to InvITs so far, and the suitability of the concept from the perspective of Issuers and Investors.

Event outline:

Registration and lunch - 12.30 onwards

Keynote address - 1.45 pm to 2.00 pm

Mrs. V. R. Iyer, Member, Finance and Investments, IRDA

Session 1 - The progress so far - 2.00 pm to 2.20 pm

Presentation by Sorabh Kataria, Partner, E&Y

  • Brief background of the InvIT concept
  • Overview of regulations (listing, valuations, taxation etc) and steps taken so far
  • Is there anything pending? What more is expected from regulators / government?

Session 2 - ICRA's perspective - 2.20 pm to 2.40 pm

Presentation by Rohit Inamdar, Sr.VP, Corporate Sector Ratings, ICRA Ltd

  • Rating considerations
  • Risks and mitigants for investors in InvIT debt

Session 3 - Issuer's perspective - 2.40 pm to 3.00 pm

Presentation by Milind Patel, Joint MD, IL&FS Financial Services

  • ILFS experience in floating InvIT
  • Is InvIT a feasible solution for infra developers?

Coffee Break - 3.00 to 3.20 pm

Session 4 - Panel discussion - Does InvIT make business sense? - 3.20 pm to 4.20 pm

Panelists:

  • Amit Thawani, Executive Director - Nomura
  • (Moderator) Anjan Ghosh, Executive Vice President & Chief Rating Officer, ICRA Ltd
  • Debabrata Mukherjee, Business Head - IDFC IDF
  • Harsh Shah, CFO, Sterlite Power Transmission
  • Karthikeyan T.V., CFO - L&T IDPL

Closing remarks - 4.20 pm to 4.30 pm

Networking and refreshments - 4.30 pm to 5.30pm

There is no participation fee for this event

About the event:

The objective of the seminar is to delve into the applicability of the InvITs as a mechanism to fund India's huge infra financing need. The seminar should serve as a platform for a discussion on the progress so far, and the opportunities as well as the challenges associated with InvITs.

Who should attend?

Senior executives from banks, financial institutions, financial consultants, infrastructure companies, private equity funds, insurance companies, pension funds and Mutual Funds.

R.S.V.P
Ms. Avina Viegas
Email: icra.event@icraindia.com
Tel: 022- 61143409

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